How can you help the Bedford Veterans Quarters?
For $2,600 you can provide a permanent room for a homeless veteran
Our goal is to provide a comfortable dignified permanent home for the veterans who have served our country. There are several ways in which you can help the Bedford Veterans Quarters get off to a successful start.
We are trying to raise $160,000 to defray construction costs. That works out to $2,600 per room, a room that gives security, privacy and safety to a man or woman who has been living in a homeless shelter, or on the street.
Monetary Donations:
In the last six months, the following organizations and foundations have made donations to Bedford Veterans Quarters totaling over $260,000.
Yawkey Foundation
Massachusetts CCRI Foundation
TD Banknorth
GBREB Commercial Brokers Association
Citizens Bank
Corcoran Foundation
Middlesex Bank
Brookline
Cambridge Savings Bank
Donations and grants have ranged from $5,000 to $75,000.
Please make your check payable to Bedford Veterans Quarters and mail to Caritas Communities, 150 Wood Rd, Braintree, MA 02184.
For more information please call Mark Winkeller, Executive Director, at 781-843-1242 ext 13, or Anne Dooley, Marketing Director, at 781-843-1242, ext 25.
In-Kind Donations
We have need of many different items to set up Bedford Veterans Quarters for the new residents, including outfitting the kitchens and lounges.
If your group or service organization is interested in providing some of these items, please contact Anne Dooley at 781-843-1242 ext 25.
Both the Bedford Veterans Quarters and Caritas Communities are registered 501(C)(3) organizations. Your donation is tax deductible.